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HUNTER PARENTS ADOPT/EMBRACE HOMESCHOOLING
Many Hunter parents have heeded the state government’s advice to keep their kids home from school. But despite the obvious difficulties – we’re being told homeschooling doesn’t have to be challenging.
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NON-URGENT SURGERY PUT ON HOLD
Those waiting for non-urgent surgery has been forced into a holding pattern as more and more health resources are taken up dealing with COVID-19 in the Hunter. Health authorities say it’s a necessary sacrifice hundreds will have to make, as we enter the thick of the pandemic.
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WHERE TO NOW FOR KNIGHTS?
For NRL clubs the focus now shifts to players maintaining peak condition in isolation. The Newcastle Knights will meet with the playing group tomorrow to formulate a new game plan, as staff nervously wait for news from the front office.
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KNIGHTS BOSS CONFIDENT CLUB WILL SURVIVE
Staff at the Newcastle Knights have been stood down indefinitely, following the NRL’s decision yesterday to suspend the season. But Knights boss Phil Gardner says the club will be strong, if not stronger once the coronavirus pandemic comes to an end.
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COUNCIL PUTS BUDGET UP FOR COMMENT AMID COVID-19 CRISIS
Central Coast Council has decided to push forward with its next budget, despite both the state and federal governments delaying theirs. The draft document does not take the COVID19 pandemic into account, with the mayor conceding no one knows how hard local government will be hit.
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TAKEAWAY STORE WORKER CHASES ROBBER AWAY WITH MOP
Police are investigating if two attempted armed robberies on the Central Coast last night are linked. Just after 7pm, two men, aged 77 and 24, and a 41-year-old woman, were working at a Berkeley Vale restaurant when a man entered armed with a handgun. The man demanded cash and threatened the 77-year-old man, but left…
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MAN FACES COURT OVER ALLEGED LUNG PUNCTURE
A man has been charged after allegedly puncturing another man’s lung in the Hunter on Sunday night. A 48-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were in a Raymond Terrace hotel room when the alleged attacker broke into the room by smashing a window, just after 9 o’clock. Police were told he threw a piece of…
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MOBILE CONNECTIVITY ISSUES REPORTED ACROSS COUNTRY
Telstra and Optus users across Australia are reporting issues with mobile connection including phone calls, as a large number of people work from home. There may also be longer delays in contacting customer service departments, many of which are based overseas, and dealing with stricter COVID-19 restrictions. Telstra says its teams in Australia and India…
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NO CHARGES LAID OVER CARDIFF POLICE OPERATION
There was a heavy police presence at Cardiff last night following reports a man had barricaded himself inside a home. Tactical officers along with the heavily armed ‘Bearcat’ were called in, as police negotiators spoke with the man. The standoff lasted for around six-hours and ended peacefully. The incident is believed to mental health related.…
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POLICE INVESTIGATE CHILD APPROACH IN UPPER HUNTER
Police are asking the public to help them identify a man who allegedly approached an 8-year-old girl in Scone last night. The young girl told officers she was in the front yard of her home when a man got out of a red ute and grabbed her by the wrist at 6 o’clock. The child…